By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The FBI is investigating claims that American diplomats in Cuba received severe hearing loss from a covert sonic device.
The allegations prompted the U.S. to eject two Cuban diplomats from Washington, drawing a strong denial from Havana that anyone targeted Americans with a covert device.
The Associated Press reports that a group of U.S. diplomats began suffering hearing loss in the fall of 2016.
A months-long investigation by the U.S. concluded that diplomats had been exposed “to an advanced device that operated outside the audible sound and had been deployed either inside or outside their residences.”
The Cuban government issued a strong denial.
“Cuba has never permitted, nor will permit, that Cuban territory be used for any action against accredited diplomatic officials or their families, with no exception.
